The Milburn review presents itself as a plan to help young people into work, but Dr DYLAN MURPHY argues it is laying the groundwork for a harsher benefits regime
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Return of the Euro? they’re banking on it
In the latest part of his EU series, JOHN BOYD examines the workings of the European Central Bank — and how joining the euro could be back on the agenda for Britain in spite of the current crisis
Campaigners from across the continent will gather in Brussels on June 14 to oppose Europe’s accelerating militarisation and cuts to public services, write MAGGIE SIMPSON and BOB ORAM of No Cold War Britain
National co-ordinator for General Strike 100, HENRY FOWLER, continues his nationwide tour of partner organisations by visiting the Modern Records Centre at Warwick University
GEOFF BOTTOMS recalls meeting Fidel Castro in the ’90s after joining a Pastors for Peace caravan to Cuba, and reflects on how international support is still vital to help the island withstand economic warfare
The Ivors Academy’s hike in entry fees could turn this respected peer-assessed event into an exclusive preserve for those wealthy enough to compete, warns BEN LUNN
Peter Murrell’s weakness for the allure of prestige goods is symptomatic of modern consumer culture, says MATT KERR
THE European Central Bank (ECB) is an EU institution of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) to which all 28 EU member states belong, including Britain.
The ECB’s governing council comprises six members of the executive board and governors of national central banks within the 19 eurozone member states.
The board contains a president, Mario Draghi, a vice-president and four other members — all of whom are appointed for eight years by the European Council using qualified majority voting (QMV).
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